Despite my previously stated dislike for Pablo Picasso's paintings, I do believe that in this painting, he is able to capture and give off the appropriate mood of what happened in Guernica. In 1937, Guernica was bombed by German and Italian warplanes, causing a mess of emotions and tragedy. If one wanted to know just what the people of this time were feeling, they could look to this painting. Without even analyzing the elements in the painting, one will see the lack of color. Even at just a glance, this lack of color tells the observer that it is a sad and somber painting. With no color, no true emotion can be evoked, leaving a feeling of emptiness and depression. One we look into the painting, our gaze would be directed to the faces of the people and creatures. There is obvious misery and despair. We also get a sense of chaos with all the different elements and shapes (of the people, creatures and inanimate objects) overlapping each other. The whole canvas is filled with some sort of object, showing that there was no "breathing room," thus, adding to the chaos. These elements, allow the reader to feel the pain and sorrow that was around after the bombing of Guernica.
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